Stuart Crighton from Cleartrip speaks to NDTV Profit NDTV
Watch “Opening Fire” on NDTV Profit, where Cleartrip’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Stuart Crighton, speaks to Editor Prashant Nair about the Company’s inception, journey so far, it’s award-winning ‘Mobile-first’ approach, eCommerce travel trends and the industry in India.
App-lying tech for Air, Hotel Bookings Hindustan Times
Three out of 10 domestic travellers have hooked their air tickets and hotel rooms using apps on their smartphones and tablets between July and September, data from travel portals showed, indicating a trend in buying habit. Cleartrip saw a 67% rise in mobile searches in July-September, compared with the previous quarter. Transactions grew by 168% on […]
Brand new stats from Cleartrip reveal that Mobile is the word in India Eyefortravel
If you weren’t focusing on mobile in India before, now is the time. The mobile channel continues to surprise. Cleartrip, firm that has just had its best quarter to date, recently released some interesting stats. Searches rose by 67% during the quarter, while transactions were up 69%. What’s more, today mobile stands at 43% of overall […]
Cleartrip sees mobile used for future and instant hotel stays Tnooz
Cleartrip is seeing levels of growth from mobile bookings for its hotel content which reinforces the importance of the channel for Indian consumers. In the second edition of its Quarterly Insights, it reported a 90%+ increase in mobile transactions for hotels over the past quarter. Conversion rates are now “almost similar” to desktop rates, it […]
30% transactions on Cleartrip are mobile; Mobile Web vs Apps; Top handsets & others Medianama
30% of transactions on the online travel agent Cleartrip is coming from mobile devices, up significantly from 12% last year, the company has told Medianama. In terms of search traffic, around 40% of the company’s traffic is now coming from mobile devices, doubling from 20% last year. In July this year, Cleartrip had mentioned that 30% of […]
Mobile Drives 43% Traffic and 30% Transactions On Cleartrip NextBigWhat
For Cleartrip, mobile stands at 43% of overall traffic and drives 30% transactions Tablets And Travel Tablet traffic grew by 21% along with the adoption of the iPad app. Some key takeaways: iOS users indicated more preference for convenience with higher utilization of pay@hotel, “hotels near me” feature as well as 4*/5* filters While Android […]
Short Trips flavour of this Diwali The Economic Times
Cash in on Diwali: Travel portals courting customers with attractive short-break offers Domestic hotels and travel portals are courting potential customers with attractive short-break offers ahead of Diwali, hoping to cash in on the big festival.
Cleartrip’s Mobile Strategy Paying Off DynamicCIO
Cleartrip, one of the leading online travel companies in India, has predominantly been using Open Source to ensure a clutter-free website, which is quick to load, easy to navigate and offer an easy booking process. Sanjeev Sreedharan, Vice President – Software Engineeringat Cleartrip in an interaction with Ashwani Mishra, Executive Editor,DynamicCIO.com shares his views on […]
Tourists lap up discounts ahead of Extended Weekend Economic Times
Discounted airfares, hotel rates keep travel companies and tourists in good spirits. Bookings at travel companies for the long weekend starting October 2 have surged as tourists make the most of the discounts they’ve been offered by hotels and airlines. The most popular destination is Goa; although Mysore and Pondicherry are also getting a fair share of holidaymakers. The weekend starts October 2 (Thursday) […]
Cleartrip Books Seats at Hyderabad Airport AgencyFAQs
The online portal has launched an OOH branding at Hyderabad Airport. Cleartrip, an online travel portal, has launched an OOH campaign at Hyderabad Airport where it has branded seat backs at different area such as the departure tract and in the waiting halls of security hold areas (SHA) of both domestic and international terminals. The […]
Cleartrip gets innovative at Hyderabad Airport Best Media Info
The Laqshya Hyderabad Airport team branded 1,200 seat-backs in the waiting halls of the security hold areas to promote Cleartrip’s mobile app The Laqshya Hyderabad Airport team has executed a unique campaign for Cleartrip, one of India’s leading travel portals, at the Hyderabad International Airport by branding the seat-backs on the departure tract in the […]
Hotel rooms being lapped up over long weekends Times of India
Hotel rooms are being lapped up across tourist destinations in the country and its neighborhood as the number of Indians who take to travel during long weekends seems to be on a steady rise. As compared to last year, the coming October 2 public holiday has brought about a four-fold increase in hotel bookings at […]
Cleartrip at Hyderabad International Airport Indiantelevision
To create a powerful presence for the brand that the passengers cannot afford to miss. The Cleartrip campaign objective was to promote Cleartrip Mobile which has in recent times become its most successful revenue driver, contributing over 40% traffic and 25-30% transactions.
Hotel rooms being lapped up at tourist spots over long weekends The Times of India
Hotel rooms are being lapped up across tourist destinations in the country and its neighbourhood as the number of Indians who take to travel during long weekends seems to be on a steady rise. As compared to last year, the coming October 2 public holiday has brought about a four-fold increase in hotel bookings at […]
Air Travellers Take to Mobile Apps to Get the Best out of Flash Sales Economic Times
Economic Times speaks to Cleartrip on how Air Travellers Take to Mobile Apps to Get the Best out of Flash Sales.
On weekend getaways, Indians run to the hills—not the beach Quartz
It is the hills—not the beach, the forest or anything else in between—that attracts the Indian weekend holidayer. An analysis of 25,000 customers over five months, between March and July this year, by travel portal Cleartrip reveals that about 40% of weekend travellers much rather go for quick mountain retreat, a number significantly higher than the […]
Cleartrip’s going places Economic Times
The Economic Times speaks to Stuart Crighton on business and way forward.
Childhood & curry: Cleartrip CEO Stuart Crighton’s Indian connect Economic Times Panache
There are e-businesses that have impacted the life of the common man and there are those which haven’t. Online travel agencies (OTA) fall in the former category. OTAs offer booking convenience and affordable fares, making it a win-win situation for travellers. One of the leading players in this segment is Cleartrip.com. And at the controls […]
Stuart Crighton speaks to Dubai Radio Dubai Eye 103.8
Stuart Crighton, Founder and CEO at Cleartrip, gives his insights into the online travel industry and shares their growth over the years.
How sexy is Cleartrip Mobile Thinking Aloud
Samyukth Sridharan chats to Thinking Aloud about Cleartrip’s mobile-first approach to products.
How Big Data helps customize your travel Livemint
Online travel agents are using analytics to provide a differentiated, personalized experience to their customers Five years ago, Radhika Balaji, 28, now a senior executive with an insurance firm, used to visit a travel agent for booking her annual pilgrimage to Vaishno Devi, the Hindu temple. The travel agent would ask her to pick one […]
Weekend trips are the new ‘power-naps’ Daily News & Analysis
A trip for two nights and three days is fast becoming a norm for people now — a shift from long holidays taken 10 years ago. With the long weekend round the corner, thanks to Eid, families and couples are undertaking short trips or budget trips to relax and take a break from otherwise mundane, […]
Fliers make impromptu trips with flash sales Hindustan Times
Kolkata resident Nandini Ghosh and her friends had been planning a reunion at Hyderabad for some time. But expensive airfares made it difficult for the group to fix a date. Last week, when three domestic airlines slashed fares by morethan half, the 23-year-old grabbedthe opportunity and a booked thelong-planned holiday in a flash.”The cheap air […]
How Cleartrip Accelerated Application, Reduced Cost Using MPLS Platform IT Next
The online travel company used Citrix Netscaler to address challenges like addressing growth and enhance application availability With the stiff competition in online travel industry, one of the early entrants, Cleartrip had only one agenda, “making travel simple” for its customers. All they wanted was a clean and clutter free website, easy to load, quick […]
Indians plan weekend holidays in advance The Times of India
Indians may be notorious for being last-minute planners when it comes to booking a holiday. However, a survey done by an online portal reveals that about 44% of them plan it more than a week in advance when it comes to going on a short weekend holiday. Which is why, quite a few travellers have […]
Are you there yet? Express TravelWorld
The last five years have witnessed rapid progress in technology, making it the most preferred medium for travel and tourism companies to reach out to their prospective travellers. But do travel companies have the bandwidth to stay ahead in the game? By Kahini Chakraborty Whether it’s that last minute plan or a pre planned well […]
30% of Cleartrip’s search traffic is mobile; Medianama
30% of Cleartrip’s search traffic comes from its mobile offerings, the company has told Medianama. By next year, it expects this number to go up to 50%. It also expects the mobile platform to contribute for 25% of its overall bookings by the next year. Cleartrip currently offers native apps for iOS , Android , BlackBerry and Windows Phone and also has a mobile […]
Budget Airlines give Small City wings Hindustan Times
Until just about a decade ago, a small Microsoft Excel sheet was enough to contain the monthly flight booking records at a nondescript travel agency in Thane. It was simple, as till 2007, the country’s air traffic was largely restricted to 10 cities, including six metros and cities such as Pune and Ahmedabad. But 2008 […]
Buying travel on Mobiles & Tablets Tnooz
Tnooz tracks Cleartrip’s multi-screen booking trends India, the country with the world’s second largest population and fastest growing smartphone userbase , has certainly seen great adoption of mobile and tablet devices by consumers in day-to-day work (e-mail, browsing, banking etc.) With smartphones becoming more affordable – Mozilla recently announced plans to launch a $25 smartphone in India – and data plans becoming cheaper, the […]
Indians partake online cancellations Times of India
A study conducted by an online travel portal on post-booking behaviour has shown that about 12% of Indians cancel vacations booked in advance. A majority of these are flight cancellations. “Of the 12% cancellations, the largest chunk at 60% was for flights where flyers lost Rs 1,000 to Rs 3,000 per ticket,” said the portal, […]
AirAsia offers 10,000 seats more at Rs 5 Business Standard
Company, on Friday night, announced it was offering 15,000 tickets at basic fare of five rupees on Bangalore-Goa and Bangalore-Chennai sectors AirAsia’s Rs 5 basic fare offer has triggered competition and criticism from rivals, with market leader IndiGo launching a Rs 1 basic fare on AirAsia’s inaugural routes and SpiceJet Chief Operating Officer Sanjiv Kapoor questioning […]
Novel ways to book and pay require tip-top technology and training EyeforTravel
Behind every great travel product or service is a well-trained and dedicated team, writes Ritesh Gupta When a travel company launches a new booking or payment initiative there are a number of things to consider. One of the most important things to get right is training, as teams must be equipped to handle queries so […]
Retaining millennial workers is quite a task for most companies Economic Times
It’s been said about millennials that they want it all: money, a dynamic culture, openness, diversity and, equally importantly, a sense of purpose. Throw tech savviness, boredom and easily shifting loyalties into the mix — and it’s no surprise that attracting and retaining millennial workers is quite a task for most companies. It’s also one […]
Cricket Lovers are Booking Tickets Deccan Chronicle
The much-awaited T-20 series, the Indian Premiere League will commence in Dubai on April 17. Predictably, cricket lovers are booking tickets and heading there for their share of sport and fun. The first phase of IPL is almost here and many Bengalureans are packing their bags to head to the UAE to catch the matches. […]
The Game Changers Conde Nast Traveller
The Game Changers – These 15 entrepreneurs prove that a great idea and a love of travel are all you need to shake things up.
Cleartrip uses design as differentiator NDTV
Hrush Bhatt and Sunit Singh chat with NDTV about using design as a differentiator at Cleartrip
Mobile Apps drive bookings Livemint
Online travel agents say that as much as 20% of their flight bookings are now being done through mobile apps
Cleatrip to boost mobile traffic in 2014 Gulf News
Dubai: Cleartrip, an India-based online travel portal, will focus on driving mobile traffic this year rather than expanding its footprint, according to the company’s top executive. Despite previously stating that it is looking to expand in North Africa and Asia, Cleartrip has put aside talks until it gains more traction in the Middle East markets. […]
Cleartrip on BBC’s India Business Report BBC India Business Report
BBC’s ‘India Business Report’ speaks to Cleartrip’s Executive Vice President Noel Swain, about the impact the Airline Flash Sale had on advance purchase patterns of travellers.
Deep dive into online travel payment issues in the Middle East Tnooz
The Middle East might be attracting investments from a lot of hotel brands, but when it comes to online payments the scene is in its infancy and confusing. Payment infrastructure Cleartrip, the India-based online travel agent also has presence in six countries in the Middle East. With respect to online payments, it wasn’t all smooth […]
Flying from Mumbai airport set to get costlier Hindu Business Line
Flying from Mumbai airport is set to become costlier from next month, adding to the woes of air travellers. The Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) has approved 154 per cent rise in airport charges on Wednesday. The new tariff will come into effect from February 1. After the hike, the GVK Power and Infrastructure Ltd-led […]
Smart Travel: More book tickets, hotels, on phones Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times tracks Smart Travel through hotel and flight ticket bookings over Smartphones.
#Outlook14: What Indian Online Travel Companies Plan To Do Medianama
As a part of our #Outlook14 series, we asked heads of four online travel companies – ixigo, Olacabs, HolidayIQ, Cleartrip and Thrillophilia about their focus areas for 2014, and the challenges that the online travel ecosystem needs to address. MediaNama: Which according to you were the top developments and roadblocks with respect to the online travel […]
Simple Products that offer Great Experiences Impact
Reinvention at Cleartrip is us coming to work every day to fulfil our promise to our customers, of building the simplest products that deliver the greatest travel experiences travel. We’re one of the few online companies in India, which can claim to have the best products with world-beating design; and we hope we’ve helped establish the importance of user experience and design in the Indian business […]